May 22, 2026
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 13.
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May 22, 2026
By Andy Von Pip
San Francisco indie artist lucky break shares a new video for “Pictures of Herself”, taken from her debut album made it!, out now on Fire Records.
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May 21, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Canadian four-piece Kiwi Jr. have announced a new album, Blowin’ Up, and shared its title track via a music video.
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May 21, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Manchester, England four-piece Westside Cowboy have announced their debut album, It Goes On, and shared a new single, “Kick Stones (The Boys),” via a music video.
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May 21, 2026
By Caleb Campbell
New Orleans band The Deslondes have spent much of the last decade on the road, honing a dusty, swampy, and windswept style of rock and roll, country, and blues. Earlier this year, the band shared Holy Cross Blues一a re-release of one of their early albums under the name The Tumbleweeds一following their 2024 effort, Roll It Out, and their 2022 album, Ways & Means.
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May 21, 2026
By Caleb Campbell
Chicago indie rock band Widemouth first formed in a Northwestern University dorm basement, with fellow singer/songwriters Mak Carnahan and Jamie Eder playing Paul Simon and Big Thief covers. Since then, the pair filled out their line-up with the addition of drummer Lily Mitchell and former bassist Levi Salzman, later replaced by their current bassist Pat Pilch.
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May 20, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Scottish duo Arab Strap (Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton) have announced a new album, Half-Told Tales, and shared its first single, “You You You,” which tackles aging, among other things, with their signature dark humor. They’ve also announced some UK and EU tour dates.
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May 19, 2026
By Andy Von Pip
Blondshell shares new single “Heart Has To Work So Hard” and announces her biggest headline tour to date across North America and the UK this autumn
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May 18, 2026
By Mark Redfern
“You’re in for a night of jokes and songs. I can’t guarantee any of them will be funny. The songs may be funnier than the jokes,” said Maya Hawke near the start of her recent show at The Atlantis in Washington, D.C.
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May 18, 2026
By Caleb Campbell
It’s been a little over five years since Cleveland indie trio The Sonder Bombs released their 2021 sophomore album, Clothbound. In that time, the band have released a handful of one-off singles, including “The Star” and “waste,” which saw the band pivoting away from their usual indie punk while dipping into dreamy synth and bedroom pop influences.
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